How to Create a Framed Farmhouse Display Board Craftsy Soul

Hello Craftsy Soul Sisters,

Today I’m featuring a DIY framed farmhouse display board that you can easily recreate for your home. The frame that I am using, you might remember from a previous DIY. I bought the frame from a Goodwill outlet store for very little because it was a very sturdy and I LOVED the way it looked. The only other purchase I made was for some large paint sticks from Lowe’s. This DIY project in itself might seem a little bit plain, but it is so useful and versatile for displaying many different things including some of my other DIY projects. I’ll show you some examples at the end of the post.

So gather around the crafting table and SEE just how easy and budget-friendly it is to create this project!

Supply List

Large picture frame, approx. 18″ X 20″
10 pack of large paint stir sticks, approx. 21” long
saw
pencil, ruler
Waverly chalk paint, plaster
Waverly antique wax
paint brush
glue gun optional

Pictured above is how the original Goodwill frame looked. The frame was already cleaned up and lightly brushed with some Waverly antique wax from a previous project.

The first step for the DIY framed display board was to cut the paint stir sticks to the correct length. I had to have a little help with cutting the sticks down to size. Hubby and I measured to size and marked with a pencil before cutting. After making sure it fit into the frame, then moved onto the next.

It took nine out of the ten paint sticks to fill the frame.

Once the sticks were all cut, I decided to “whitewash” them with some Waverly chalk paint in the color plaster. I just watered down the paint a little and brushed it on. The paint sticks had ruler markings on one side and were plain on the other side. So I made sure to paint the plain side of the sticks.

After the paint had dried, I re-assembled the frame with the paint sticks. I was going to glue the sticks in place, but in the end I decided to just replace the back of the frame to keep the paint sticks secure.

How CUTE did this project turn out? I just LOVE the faux shiplap look of it! I feel like it makes the perfect background for almost any decor piece. Here are a few more ideas!